Rebels stay undefeated in conference play

Monday, March 12, 2001 | 10:41 a.m.

UNLV moved to 3-0 in Mountain West Conference play with a 10-9 victory over Air Force on Sunday. The Rebels, winners of five straight, improved to 11-11 on the season. The Falcons fall to 13-10 overall.

The Rebels were down two runs, 9-7, heading into the bottom of the ninth. Jason Reuss led off the inning with a walk. John Cruz pinch-ran for Reuss and advanced to third on a Joe Jacobitz single to right field.

Joe Jacobitz, Garett Shitanishi and Brent Johnson all finished the game 2-for-5 from the plate. Reuss went 2-for-3 with one RBI.

UNLV takes on Nevada-Reno at 3:05 p.m. today.

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